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THE CHECK COLLECTOR
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PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
This will be my last column as your President, a
post I have held for the past five years with grati¬
tude and pride. I appreciate the interest, support,
enthusiasm and friendship of our members which
made it possible for me to serve.
I wish to sincerely thank the officers, directors,
committees and the many members who have
helped me with their support and counsel.
Our Society has its greatest opportunities ahead.
We have held together and have increased our mem¬
bership and financial position to where we may now
engage in a concerted drive for more members.
This is necessary in order that this Society can re¬
main a viable entity.
The Check Collector has issued regularly and the
contribution of articles and advertising support has
been strong and continuing. It has served to keep
our membership interested and active in our hobby.
Our Society has increased the number of Round
Table meetings and the prospect of more looks is
very promising.
We are in a hobby that is well suited for these busy
and hazardous times. Our strength is in the interest,
talent and energy of our members. Check collectors
are fortunate that their hobby is a growing and vi¬
brant one. The best times are just ahead.
I ask you to join me in supporting the next President
and the Directors, that our hobby, Society and our
collecting will prosper for the benefit of all members.
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Again, I thank you for the opportunity of being
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given me.
Happy Collecting!
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS:
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1992 DUES:
Last call for 1992 dues. Any member whose dues are unpaid on May 1, 1992 will be dropped from
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A Directory of all members in good standing as of May 1, 1992 is being prepared. Enclosed with the
ballot for Directors with this issue is a form for an update of classification, address and areas of
interest.
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The Check Collector
Number 21
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Number 21, February 1992
President's Column
Page 2
From the Vaults
Page 4
Alaska Permanent Fund Check
Page 6
Proposed South Australian Privacy Bill
Page 7
Around the Hobby
Page 8
Australian Fauna Collection Cheques
Page 9
Happy Finding and Conversation Pieces
Page 10
ASCC Check Pool Update
Page 12
Round Tables and You
Page 12
The Autographs Page
Page 13
ASCC Check Survey
Page 14
Guide to Check Collecting - HI
Page 20
Across our Desk
Page 25
Secretary's Page
Page 26
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CHECK COLLECTORS, INC.
A non-profit organization organized under Section 501-(c)-(3).
President:
Robert A. Spence (1993)
P.O. Box 69
Directors:
Boynton Beach, FL 33425
H. L. Boraker (1993)
C. L. Gould (1991)
Vice President:
Judith Murphy (1991)
M. S. Kazanjian (1993)
Box 24056
E. N. Lipson (1993)
Winston-Salem, NC 27114
L. Marsh (1992)
D. B. McDonald (1991)
Secretary:
Charles V. Kemp (1992)
Dick Naven (1991)
P.O. Box 71892
J. J. O’Hare (1993)
Madison Heights, MI 48071
R. T. Page (1991)
J. D. Partin (1993)
Treasurer:
James D. Partin (1992)
J. T. Paslawsky (1991)
P.O. Box 1091
R. A. Patetta (1991)
Departments:
Lake Alfred, FL 33850
Lee Poleske (1993)
Honorary Vice President:
Check Pool:
Harry R. Johnson, Sr.
Check Survey:
Edward N. Lipson
Jeane Flaig
Librarian:
Charles V. Kemp
Meetings:
Herman L. Boraker
Member ship Directory: Coleman A. Leifer
Security Printers:
James Partin
Slide Program:
Larry Adams
4 February 1992
The Check Collector
Number 21
Checks come in all sizes and colors, and from banks
from here to there and back again. They exist as
checks, drafts, bills of exchange, letters of credit,
and who-knows-what. Let us examine today a curi¬
ous class of check, the makeover. "Makeovers" are
checks originally printed for bank "A" but actually
used for bank "B." The idea was that if I needed to
write a check, and did not have one handy (and
chose not to write the whole thing out by hand), I
would simply grab the nearest check, scratch out the
preprinted name (and city), and insert the name of
my own bank. See the two examples used as illus¬
trations.
The one shown in Fig. 1 was originally printed for
the American Colonial Bank of Porto Rico, San
Juan, Porto Rico, but was used to draw against an
account at the Riggs National Bank of Washington,
D.C. Most dealers would sell this as a Porto Rico
check. Which do you think it is?
The other one {shown in Fig. 2) was printed for the
Freedman's Savings & Trust Co. of Washington,
D.C., Washington Branch, but was used to draw
against an account at The Farmers & Mechanics Na¬
tional Bank of Georgetown, D.C. Is it a Freed¬
man's check or an F&M check?
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The interesting thing about makeovers is that there
are small banks for which no "real" checks exist,
but makeovers do exist. Have you thought of
assembling a collection of nothing but makeover
checks? My own collection includes makeovers
from almost every state and Indian Territory, among
others.
I am indebted to the late Eldridge Jones for the name
"makeover" (it was "made over" from one bank to
another). Eldridge started as a runner, worked in
most branch positions, and retired as a branch man¬
ager. He collected materials from both Riggs and
Farmer & Mechanics. He found these two checks
especially fascinating. Thanks, Eldridge.
I would like to hear about any interesting makeovers
you have. Contact me c/o The Riggs National
Bank, 808 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20006.
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6 February 1992
The Check Collector
Number 21
ALASKA PERMANENT FUND CHECKS
by Lee E. Poleske
Starting in October of each year, one of the most
common conversational openings in Alaska is
"Have you received your check yet?" The check re¬
ferred to is the annual Permanent Fund Dividend
check sent to every Alaskan resident, regardless of
age, who legally applied for it. In 1991 some
510,000 Alaskans each received a check for
$931.34 (see Fig. 1). A quick calculation will tell
you that those checks totaled some $475,000,000.
Why do Alaskans receive these checks and where
does the money come from?
sale proceeds, federal mineral revenue sharing pay¬
ments and bonuses received by the State shall be
placed in a permanent fund, the principal of which
shall be used only for those income producing
investments specifically designated by law as eligi¬
ble for permanent fund investments." The principal
of the Fund can never be spent, only the income
generated by it
In 1977, the first deposit of $4,000,000 was made
into the Fund. By June 30, 1991, yearly deposits
within two years Sterttw able of lssu« pwAS 37*05.180. STATE OF ALASKA
TREASURY WARRANT
ALASKA PERMANENT FUND DIVIDEND
No.53955376
89-52/1252
DATE OF ISSUE: 11 05 91
53955376
PAY TO THE ORDER OF:
LEE E POLESKE
BOX 871
SEWARD AK 99664
SXX931.34
II' 5 3955 3 7 E,II- H 1 2 5 EDO 5 l 3«I
Figure 1\ The 1991 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend check, or more correctly state treasury warrant. On a light blue background, the
Alaska state flag appears on the left in color, gold stars on a dark blue background. On the right, over a vignette of the state seal, is the
stamped signature of Walter J. Hickel, the state's governor. Some 510,000 of these warrants were issued in 1991.
It all goes back to 1969 when a huge oil deposit was
discovered at Prudhoe Bay on the northern coast of
Alaska. With the completion of the Alaska pipeline
in 1974, the oil started flowing into the state treasu¬
ry. Oil revenues soon represented about 80% of the
state's income. Both politicians and voters alike re¬
alized that oil is a non-renewable resource and as oil
production declined, so would oil tax money. The
idea of some kind of savings program that would
produce income to help defray the costs of govern¬
ment when the oil ran out became a popular idea.
In 1976, the voters approved a constitutional
amendment which provided that "at least twenty-five
percent of all mineral lease rentals, royalties, royalty-
and the income generated by them had created a
Fund worth $12,135,437,000, which for that fiscal
year produced an income of $1,030,477,000. The
Fund's investments are very conservative: 65% in
U.S. Treasury bills and notes, Government Nation¬
al Mortgage Association securities and corporation
bonds; 22% in U.S. stocks; 5% in foreign stocks;
and 8% in real estate. The Fund has real estate
holdings in 33 states ranging from shopping centers
in Los Angeles to office buildings in New York to
apartment buildings in Florida.
The Fund is administered by the Permanent Fund
Corporation, headed by a board of six trustees.
February 1992
The Check Collector
Number 21
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Although the principal purpose of the Fund is to
provide income for future use, in 1980 the dividend
program for Alaska residents was established. The
program would give Alaskans part of the income
from the Fund each year so they could directly share
in the state's oil wealth and to create an interested
constituency that would guard the fund from politi¬
cal attacks.
The original plan was to yearly distribute $50 to
every Alaska adult for each year he or she had lived
in Alaska since it became a state in 1959. This plan
was challenged in the courts because it did not treat
people equally. The state Supreme Court upheld the
plan, but in 1982 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed
that it was not fair to new residents and declared the
law unconstitutional.
The state then set up a new program that gave every
Alaskan, who had been a resident of the state for six
months, an equal amount of money every year, re¬
gardless of age. In 1990, the residency requirement
was extended to one year and incarcerated felons
were denied the right to apply for a dividend.
Member Michael P. Vort-Ronald has sent to The
Check Collector material concerning a proposed so-
called Privacy Bill before the Parliament of South
Australia. It appears to have the potential of devas¬
tating check collecting there.
A section of the proposed bill is reported to make it
illegal to even possess checks drawn by others, let
alone display them for historical or educational pur¬
poses.
Some consequences of the proposed bill are said to
be that researchers of family history will need the
written permission of every individual included in a
published family history. Including the date of birth
of another person, even though obtained from other
public domain sources, could violate the law.
The bill as it might be applied to check collecting
In April of each year, applications for the dividend
are sent to all state residents. Applications are
checked for authenticity and proper completion.
On October 1, the amount of the check is determined
by mathematical formula and number of residents
applying. The dividends have ranged from $386.15
in 1983 to $952.63 in 1990. The State Department
of Revenue sends out the checks in the order in
which the applications were received. About
50,000 checks are sent out each week, until all qual¬
ified applicants have received their checks.
The Internal Revenue Service has never recognized
the dividend checks as true dividends, but classifies
them as "other income". Tax law changes in 1988,
required even infants and children to file a tax form
and pay taxes on their divident payments.
The Permanent Fund Dividend program is unique.
No other state or country has such a program.
Since 1982 when the first dividend was paid out,
$3,491,412,140 has been distributed to Alaskans by
means of some four and one-half million Permanent
Fund dividend checks.
and financial history could turn out to wreak havoc
and terrible damage also to historical intellectual
property and preclude the publication of ordinary re¬
search findings.
While it may have been proposed with good intent,
the bill is said to be so broadly drawn that it could
infringe on the rights of far more people than it is
suposed to “protect”. Perhaps what is needed in¬
stead is a Freedom of Information bill!
It seems that what are considered perfectly accepta¬
ble, peaceful, scholarly endeavors in the U.S.A.
and in leading countries of Western Civilization, are
proposed to be considered illegal activities in South
Australia.
Let us hope that reason will prevail and history and
check collecting in South Australia is not wantonly
destroyed by a modern “Dark Ages”.
PROPOSED SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY BILL
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There will be an A.S.C.C. “ Round Table ” Meeting
at the A.N.A. 101st Annual Convention to be held
at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlan¬
do, Florida, August 13, 1992. A Director's Meet¬
ing will be held at 9:00 a.m. The “ Round Table ”
will be held at 10:00 a.m. The Florida FUN organi¬
zation will host the Convention and this promises to
be a spectacular show, as these two large organiza¬
tions will unite to stage this event Plan now to
attend.
* * * * *
An A.S.C.C. “ Round Table ” Meeting will be held
on April 26, 1992, at the 1992 Vallejo (California)
Coin and Collectibles Show. This show will be
held at the Dan Foley Cultural Center, Dan Foley
Douglas McDonald sent in the following item
which should be of interest to Western collectors.
Numerous checks, drafts and receipts, mostly from
Virginia City, have turned up bearing a round hand-
stamp reading “Wells Fargo & Co./Clearing House”
in an outer circle, and “Carson/Nev.” in the center.
The stamp is 31 mm in diameter, has been seen in
both purple and blue ink, and appears on authentic
documents dated as early as 1866 and as late as
1903. Wells Fargo never operated a clearing house
anywhere in this state and the first clearing house in
San Francisco, which pre-dated anything in Neva¬
da, was not opened until 1876. This handstamp is a
modem forgery, and unfortunately has been used to
ruin many otherwise collectible fiscal documents.
JSupmntentUnt’* & (Entry p. (Eo.,
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Park, Tuolumne Street at End North Camino Alto,
Vallejo, Ca. Free admission to the show and plenty
of free parking.
*****
Thanks to member Jim Mammorella, the winter is¬
sue of The Cheklist, the magazine for the check
cashing industry, featured a page entitled “Cheklist
Check Gallery”. This page featured a photo of an
1863 check of The Park Bank, New York City,
bearing an R-5c revenue stamp, all in full color.
Also shown was reprint from The Check Collector
featuring the first American Express Travelers
Cheque. The Cheklist is a very attractive magazine.
*****
Have your mailed in your ballot
and dues? Don't be left out
when the membership directory
is printed.
The A.S.C.C. will have an informational exhibit at
the World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 to be held
May 22 to 31, 1992, at the O'Hare Exposition Cen¬
ter, Rosemont, IL. Ed Lipson is undertaking this
project on behalf of the Society in hopes of bringing
us some new members.
February 1992
The Check Collector
Number 21
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THE AUSTRALIAN FAUNA COLLECTION CHECKS
by Michael P. Vort-Ronald
Four different picture series personal cheque forms
have been issued by the Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited. The different series can be
generalized as: recreation, air and sea, fauna and
Olympic.
The Australian Fauna Collection series was released
on 18 February 1982, in books of 25 personalized
cheques, with or without butts (stubs). Five differ¬
ent animal scenes were depicted in various tones of
brown and orange, in the following order: rock
wallaby (Fig. 1 ), possum, echidna, koala (Fig. 2), and
wombat.
The designs originated from paintings by 21 year-
old freelance artist, Kerrie Mortison, who was still a
student at the Swinburne Institute, Melbourne,
when commissioned to do the work by the A.N.Z.
Bank. It took her about a month to Finish each
painting. Though this was her first commission, the
bank was so impressed with her work that it
launched the A.N.Z. Australian Fauna Collection,
with prints measuring 420 mm x 297 mm of each
painting. _
These were sold to the public at $12.95 for a set of
five. A free set of prints was offered to new term
deposit customers when depositing $1,000 or more
for a year, and monthly interest account and blue
ribbon service depositors. The offer was valid to 31
March 1982. The actual cheques measured 158 mm
x 70 mm and were all "Stamp Duty Paid". Three
variations of printer's imprints have been observed
with minor variations to butt numbering and domi¬
cile and customer name printing styles.
The Fauna series was the most attractive of the
A.N.Z. picture cheques because of the artist's abili¬
ty to capture the subtle tones and textures of five
uniquely Australian animals.
References : A.N.Z. Bank News Release, 2 March
1982; Goulbum Valley Leader newspaper 17 Febru¬
ary 1982, and cheques in the possession of the writ¬
er. Special thanks to A.N.Z. Bank Group Archive
for information.
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Roland Burnham sent in this multi-altered early
check. He observes that apparently, banks did not
rush right out to the printers and have expensive
corrections made in those days._
The MECHANICS part changes the name some¬
what, but you would almost think somebody would
have fixed the work BNAK while they were at it.
And the year date was changed from 18L.to 1827.
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P. C. McMichen sends in this West Virginia check. check has an early date and he believes it was when
George C. Hayes, the solemn old judge, introduced Hayes was a younger man.
the “Grand Old Opry” show for decades. This _
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Early manuscript checks are always interesting.
Bob Spence sends in this narrow, 1-3/8" one, bear¬
ing no less than seven cut cancels (of twoparallel
cuts each). It reads:
Cashier of F(irst) B(an)k Washington (DC)
Pay to T H Ewing twenty six dolls,
sixty eight cents, in full of all accts.
26.68 Augt 10/71 Jas Watson
February 1992
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Number 21
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Tony DeVincent sent in this interesting item, a
Third-of-Exchange signed by Stephen Girard. The
charter of the First Bank of the United States, which
was founded in 1791, expired March 4, 1811, and
was not renewed. George Clinton, then Vice Presi¬
dent, cast a deciding vote against the renewal. Ste¬
phen Girard, Merchant in Philadelphia, purchased
the Banking House, furniture, etc., including a large
quantity of bank note paper. He commenced bank¬
ing and used this paper for his bank notes
and also for his bills-of-exchange. The only water
mark was a circle about the size of a dollar.
Stephen Girard died in December 1831, leaving
nearly the whole of his large estate, being about sev¬
en million dollars, to the City of Philadelphia, of
which they were to apply about two million dollars
for a College for Boys. All that he bequeathed to
his brother and sister in France and to his three niec¬
es in Philadelphia amounted in the Aggregate to only
$130,000.
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Walt Wiegand submits this large size check, issued
by the cashier of The City Bank, Buffalo, NY, and
drawn on the bank's account at the Fourth National
Bank of New York. It measures approximately 5-
1/8 by 8-1/8 inches, the size and style being sugges¬
tive of some English bank notes of the 19th century.
Printed in green ink in the upper left hand corneris
an embossed, security device showing “under one-
hundred dollars” repeated in a variety of sizes and
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typefaces with “patent applied for” indicated below.
A second identical security device is prime don the
back of the check behind the cashier's signature. A
rubber stamped date, “April 7, 1897”, indicates the
period of issue.
An explanation for the survival of this particular
check is suggested by the penciled notation in the
upper right hand corner-“This draft was mislaid +
Payment StopedP (sic).
12 February 1992
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Number 21
A.S.C.C. CHECK POOL UPDATE
First, I wish to thank John Paslawsky for the great
work he did on the Check Pool and for his kind
words and help in getting me started.
In December, we received approximately 70,000+
checks, the inventory of the Check Pool, from John
Paslawsky. At the end of the month, a box of
5,000 checks was received from Herman Boraker.
The following checks were received during January
for the Check Pool:
Roger Patterson and Herman Boraker
8750+ (CO, CA and MN).
Jim Partin
39 (Assorted specials).
Bob Spence
2500+ (FL and misc.).
I have been putting all of these checks into a com¬
puter database. This takes quite a bit of time but it
should be most helpful as the Check Pool receives
more checks from other states.
Wouldn't it be nice if a small, friendly group of
check collectors met together at one of the Regional
Coin Shows near you? That is the idea behind the
ASCC “Round Table” meetings.
Given our small elite membership scattered through¬
out the country, each Round Table has had about a
dozen members attend. But the meetings are talked
about and happily remembered long after, because
the greatest pleasure of our hobby is shamg it with
others.
A Round Table is an informal gathering in which
check collecting in all its interesting areas is talked
about by fellow collectors in the shortest one-hour
Members wishing to donate checks to the A.S.C.C.
Check Pool should send them to: Harry R. John¬
son, Sr., 4279 Garand Lane, West Palm Beach, FL
33406.
The Check Pool has had a great many requests for
its check packets. These packets are free, but a do¬
nation of $1.00 for each packet of 100 checks is
needed to help defray postage and is very much ap¬
preciated. These packets are intended for beginning
collectors and for youngsters to introduce them to
the broad area of check collecting and hopefully, to
the A.S.C.C.
I shall be happy to work with any member interested
in using these check packets to introduce youngsters
to check collecting.
Lastly, I would like to thank Coleman Leifer (ARA
Auction Manager) and Bob Spence (Bob helped get
me started in check collecting six years ago) for their
help and support. In turn, I wish to be helpful to
collectors and am willing to share what knowledge
of the hobby I have. Thanks for giving me the op¬
portunity to be your Check Pool Chairman.
you have experienced. Checks are traded, new
finds shown, questions asked and new sources
found. Above all, it is a happy opportunity to talk
with other collectors and really enjoy your hobby.
If you would like to attend such a Round Table
meeting, why not have one? Write to me and I will
tell you how easy it is to arrange. Your coopertion is
sincerely solicited. There is no charge for the fun
you will have.
Herman L. Boraker
Meetings Coordinator
508 South Main St.
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
At this time, going through the checks received to
date, we have a goodly proportion from Colorado
and a few other Western states. I do hope members
will send in some checks from other states.
Happy Check Collecting,
Harry R. Johnson, Sr.
February 1992
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Number 21
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Lincolns assassination and drawn on the noted Riggs Bank.
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Association.
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PAY ROLL CHECK... NUMBER H36
This payroll check is signed by Rudy Vallee, famous singer and band leader ofpre-World War II times.
This check should bring back memories to some of our senior memories.
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A GUIDE TO CHECK COLLECTING - III
by Robert A. Spence
Check collecting is a relatively young and novel pur¬
suit, well adapted to today's changing times. Locat¬
ed somewhere between numismatics and philately, it
is very "new collector friendly".
There are many ways to collect checks. It has been
said that "A collection mirrors the personality of the
collector". In check collecting, it is very easy to se¬
lect, or develop, areas of interest that have particular
appeal to the collector. New areas of collecting in¬
terest are continually appearing, a characteristic of a
strong and developing hobby. With relatively few
collectors and many broad collecting interests, it is
not unusual for a check collector to develop an affin¬
ity for a particular area of interest and become recog¬
nized as an authority on it. Recent examples are:
Designated Checks, AD-FACS and Travelers
Cheques.
For a beginning collector, obtaining a new batch of
checks is an exciting event. The array may seem a
bit bewildering at first because of the many ob¬
served different features on each check. But a little
study will prove fascinating. There may be large
and small sized checks and some over one hundred
years old. Some will have interesting vignettes cov¬
ering a myriad of subjects. There will be some
checks that have adhesive revenue stamps affixed;
some in odd positions. Others will bear interesting
imprinted designs of revenue stamps in the back¬
ground on the face of the check. On some checks,
the ornate printing lends a majesty to the bank’s
name. And there will be cut cancellation designs,
punched hole cancellations and even evidence of the
check having been impaled upon a spindle.
Careless handling will impart folded comers and
turned over edges to some checks. And, liberally
sprinkled on the backs of the checks are endorse¬
ments, bank stamps and clearing house stampings.
These are but a few of the items of interest that may
be regularly found among a batch of checks. Each
item, however is a record or marker in the design,
travels and history of that check.
Each check that has traveled through its early exis¬
tence has been designed, printed by some process
on plain or revenue stamped paper, and then sent
out to be written up as a check, thence sent to the
payee or to his order, who presents it to the bank for
payment. Up to this time it may have been receiving
endorsements, bank stamps and endorsements, cut
cancellations, punched hole cancellations, perfora¬
tion by a spindle, teller stampings and initialed ap¬
provals of bank officers. A collector realizes that
these are normal features of a paid check and are not
considered to be defects. Some cancellations may
infringe upon some of the writings, or on the im¬
printed or adhesive revenue stamps. Some of the
markings may have been applied using excessive
ink. These items should be considered like a heavi¬
ly-cancelled postage stamp or a well-circulated coin.
A check after it is printed, starts a journey through
several hands and a number of locations before it is
returned by the bank to the drawer. At that time, it
may have been stored or destroyed. Most checks
were destroyed. Lucky is the collector who obtains
an old check for his collection. It is a survivor and
is brimming with the history of the time of its date.
Consider a check dated before 1900. It is most
probable that all the persons named on the check are
long deceased. Their signatures attest that the check
was given their careful attention when it passed
through their hands. The bank may be greatly
changed in size, name, or may not now exist. The
printer of the check may not now have a business at
that location, or exist today. The methods of han¬
dling the check, its processing for payment and the
markings applied to the check, may not be those
used at this time. The hand-applied, cut and
punched cancellations and spindle holes are not used
now. Beautiful penmanship and ornate printing,
impressive vignettes and pretty, colored inks are rar¬
ities today. Revenue stamps, adhesive or imprinted,
are no longer used. An old check is truly a capsule
of the history of its time.
After a check has survived its once-through journey
to become a paid check and endured storage until it
is obtained by a collector, it deserves to be carefully
handled, restored and protected in a proper holder,
if it is to exist for future collectors. Remember that
an old check is very fragile. It is not made with dur¬
able paper, like that used for paper currency. Per¬
haps the most evident form of abuse a check has had
in the past is careless handling. This can produce
folded-over portions of the check along the outer
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edges, among the parts of cut cancellations, or
around the perforation of spindle holes. These folds
should be removed before placing the check in its
holder.
Folded portions of a check are usually easily
straightened by patting a piece of dampened wet
white facial tissue along the edge of the fold. See
Figure 1. Use a dull knife blade to turn the folded
part to its proper position. Then press with a clean
dry tissue. Work only on folds whose folded parts
are on the upper face of the check. Working on a
piece of flat glass sheet helps. The knife blade must
be dull to avoid cuts in the dampened edges. When
treated this way, the folded-over part, after a few
seconds, will move towards its original position.
Turn only dampened folds. Many checks with gap¬
ing holes at cut cancellations, ragged tears at spindle
holes and rolled over and twisted edges can be re¬
stored to a very pleasing appearance in this manner.
Do not attempt to steam or soak the paper
of a check. The many different inks, writings,
stampings and colored designs may not be stable.
Many checks obtained from careless dealers are
found to have the price marked in pencil at a comer
on the front or back of the check. Be sure to use a
typist's erasing shield and erase very gently. See
Figure 2. Otherwise, the comer of the check will
be torn off. Do not attempt to erase inked price
marks wherever located.
Teller's marks, initials of approval by bank officers
and other marks normally applied during the travels
of the check toward payment should not be re¬
moved. If there is any evidence of mold, mildew,
foxing (brown patches), or the check emits a musty
odor from previous storage conditions, it should be
first treated, as indicated in Section II of this Guide,
to eliminate the spores causing these conditions and
to prevent further contamination of other items in the
collection. The check, after such restoration and
treatment may then be inserted in a proper holder,
ready to endure another century.
The beginning collector most likely will obtain some
unused checks (or blank checks as they may be
Figure 1
A fold in part of a cut
cancellation in a check.
Moisten only along the
edge of fold indicated
by the arrow.
MILK ST. COR.AR CH .
Figure 2
A plastic typist's
shield being used
to erase a "5-" at
the corner of a check.
Using a shield for
this purpose will
save corners of
many checks.
22 February 1992
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called). Some collectors prefer a used check, con¬
sidering a true check to be one that has been drawn
and paid. Our British colleagues call an unused
check a “ cheque form”’, really a piece of “bank sta¬
tionery”. I like to obtain both kinds, especially if
the unused check bears an imprinted revenue stamp.
Really, both kinds are collectible varieties to the col¬
lector who is a specialist in that area.
What should a collector look for on a check? This is
a question often asked by beginning collectors. The
answer truly might be: Everything in the areas that
you are interested. One of the most attractive and
fascinating features on many checks are revenue
stamps. While checks have been used for about 200
years in the United States, revenue stamps have
been used on checks for only about 23 of these
years.
There are two kinds of revenue stamps that were
used on U.S. checks: an adhesive type similar to
postage stamps that were affixed to the face of the
check (Scott Type R), and an imprinted type (Scott
Type RN). These stamps are contained and de¬
scribed in the Scott Specialized Catalog of United
States Stamps, Volume No. 5. Considerable help¬
ful information may be obtained from this catalog by
check collectors. While the catalog is issued annual¬
ly, beginning collectors may wish to obtain a used
catalog of a past year. Contact a local stamp club or
a stamp collector for assistance.
There are ten of the adhesive (Type R) revenue
stamps that were generally used and are commonly
found on checks. (See The Check Collector, No. 2,
page 10). Imprinted (Type RN) revenue stamps
were also used on checks. These attractive and in¬
teresting imprints on checks and other fiscal docu¬
ments of those times are a popular area of interest to
check collectors and to revenue stamp collectors.
Some examples of the Type RN imprint revenue
stamps are shown on the front cover page. While it
seems that most of the RN imprints appear to be of a
variety of an orange color, there are many stamps on
checks in other colors and color varieties. Check
collectors will find that learning to use the Scott
Type R and Type RN classifications for revenue
stamps will not only eliminate much confusion, but
also provide information about elusive kinds of
RN's that the collector would do well to recognize
when they may appear. The Type RN-I imprint is
one example. (See The Check Collector, No. 13,
page 19). Collectors should also be alert to any re¬
strictive legends that are found near to, and related
to the use of, Type RN stamps. (See The Check
Collector, No. 7, page 8 and No. 8, page 7).
Specimen checks, for use as an example of the qual¬
ity of work available from the security printer who
offered a supply of check forms, were often pre¬
pared and samples of them provided to salesmen
and customers. To render these checks invalid for
actual use, a restrictive legend was stamped or print¬
ed on the face of the check, usually at the place for
the drawer's signature and the revenue stamp pro¬
vided had a design which incorporated the word
"Sample". These checks are eagerly sought after by
collectors.
Collecting only checks with imprinted and adhesive
stamps on them may appear to be a limited area.
Not so. Collecting the checks of banks bearing all
of the types and varieties of imprinted and adhesive
stamps used is a real challenge.
The imprinting of revenue stamps on paper by
security printers for the government, followed later
by the security printer who supplied the checks to
banks, as well as the addition of an adhesive reve¬
nue stamp, if that type of stamp was used, to a fully
drawn check, involves more than one operation. It
was to be expected that errors or variations in the
processes would occur. Imprinted revenue stamps
have been printed upside-down, on the back of a
check, slanted to the printing on the check and with
other odd results. These errors and different checks
are eagerly sought by some collectors.
When imprinted revenue stamps were no longer
required after 1882, many checks appeared with de¬
signs in the location and in the style resembling the
stamps they replaced. This type of design is called
an RN-FAC. Figure 3 shows a regular RN Type G
imprint stamp. Figure 4 shows a RN-FAC, not a
stamp, but similar in design and color. (See The
Check Collector, No. 12, page 3.)
Later, the designs of many RN-FAC evolved into
AD-FACS, (ADvertising-FACsimiles), designs
which may have had little or no relation to the
stamps and RN-FACS they replaced. These crea¬
tions appear to be of a subtle advertising bent. Fig¬
ure 5 shows an AD-FAC on a check used by the
Staples Coal Co. and Figure 6 shows one on a
check of the Stock Exchange Bank.
From 1932-34, a 20 tax was again imposed upon
checks, but no imprint or adhesive revenue stamps
were used. Instead, the bank collected the tax from
the drawer's account as each check was paid. Many
varieties of “U.S. Tax 20 Paid” type, rubber
stamped impressions were used on checks to indi¬
cate that the tax was paid. A collection of these
checks makes an interesting display. See Figure 7.
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Number 21
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Some collectors are interested in handwritten checks
and check-related items. Also called manuscript or
holographic checks, these items were and are legal,
although if practiced today, it is usually very incon¬
venient and very costly to the drawer. They add in¬
terest to a collection as examples of necessity or ear¬
ly check writing practices. Sec Figure 8.
An area which has been almost untouched by check
collectors is that of watermarks inthe paper used for
checks and related documents. Watermarks are
not only a trademark but are an important security
feature in many financial documents. By merely
holding a check up to a light source, the use of
watermarked paper may be easily confirmed if a wa¬
termark is present. The latticework design of laid
paper and handmade paper is not considered to be a
watermark. After a bit of study and examination of
checks in the collection, the collector will begin to
identify the more common watermarks, even if the
designs and legends are incomplete. Also, the col¬
lector will begin to associate certain watermarks
24 February 1992
The Check Collector
Number 21
with some of the security printers named on checks.
It is an interesting event when a new and beautiful
watermark is found, some incorporating dates that
will confirm the age of the check. (See The Check
Collector, No. 1, page 3).
A receipt is a written statement attesting that a certain
sum of money has been received by one party from
another. Attractive and interesting receipts may be
found bearing adhesive or imprinted revenue stamps
and vignettes. See Figure 10.
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There are two kinds of financial documents in addi¬
tion to those mentioned in Part 1 of this Guide. The
first is a Warrant. A Warrant is a document that di¬
rects and authorizes a person to perform some law¬
ful act or deed. In a financial sense, it authorizes a
party to pay a certain sum of money to another par¬
ty. This authorization, a Warrant, is often the basis
for drawing a check, and sometimes the two docu¬
ments are found together on one piece of paper. A
check-like Warrant is shown in Figure 9.
From the last two examples, it can be seen that a
collection of check-related documents can be fasci¬
nating and unusual. For too long, these attractive
and out-of-the-ordinary items have been neglected
and passed over by most collectors. They are still
available, an area full of discoveries, a challenge and
in most instances, real bargains.
Happy collecting!
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ACROSS OUR DESK
Price lists .fixed price and mail bid catalogs, journals, etc., received and compiled as a resource for our members.
JtenvrmtharU'^na^xtquiwjjnnd^
contains news notes on banks and checks. Lee Poleske, Box 871, Seward, AK 99664.
Extensive price list of checks, drafts, railroad and railway fiscal paper arranged by states and locations. M.S.
Kazanjian, 25 King Philip Ave., Barrington, RI 02806.
* List of checks, stocxs and bonds, historical documents. Yesterday's Paper, P.O. Box 819, Concrete, WA
98237.
* Regular catalog of CSA and obsolete bank notes, scrip, bonds and financial documents. Many checks and
drafts arranged by states. Hugh Shull, P.O. Box 712, Leesville, SC 29070.
Price list of archival albums and mylar holders for checks, bank notes and scrip, currency, etc. Also, an exten¬
sive list of checks, drafts, warrants, stocks and bonds. Oregon Paper Money Exchange, 6802 S. W. 33rd
Place, Portland, OR 97219.
* General and specialized catalogs of checks, paper money, stocks and bonds, fiscal documents, etc. Much use¬
ful information is given with items arranged by states and locations. Terry Cox, P.O. Box 60, Idaho Springs,
CO 80452.
Price list of CSA and obsolete bank notes, checks, drafts, related items and books. Carling's of Florida, P.O.
Drawer 580, Pomona Park, FL 32181-0580.
Stocks and bonds, checks, old post cards and Paper Americana. Ken Prag, P.O. Box 531, Burlingame, CA
94011.
* Price list of checks, drafts, promissory notes, receipts, etc. Richard T. Hoober, Box 106, Newfoundland, PA
18445.
Stock certificates for collectors. Advise of your collecting interests for current list. American Vignettes, P.O.
Box 155-CC, Roselle Park, NJ 07204.
* Catalog of regular mail bid auctions of revenue stamps, checks, documents, stock certificates and related items.
H.J.W. Daugherty, P.O. Box 1146, Eastham, MA 02642.
Catalog containing autograph letters, documents, manuscripts and checks for collectors. Robert F. Batchelder,
1 West Butler Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002.
* Regular list containing a variety of historical documents, including checks, autographs, manuscripts, embossed
revenues, etc. Edward J. Craig, 41 Third Street, Newport, RI 02840.
* Extensive price list of British and some overseas cheques, Bills of Exchange and books on banking history.
Squirrel Publishing Ltd., Hobsley House, Frodesley, Shrewsbury SY5 7HD, United Kingdom.
Catalog of regular mail bid sale of historical documents, including checks, autographs and financial history.
List includes archival supplies. COHASCO, Inc., Postal 821, Yonkers, NY 10702.
Old stocks and bonds, autographs and banknotes are offered. Norrico, Inc., 65-09 99th Street, Rego Park,
NY 11374.
Catalog of checks, letters, documents and manuscripts in many areas of collector interest. Earl Moore, Box
243, Wynnewood, PA 19096-0243.
An annual journal and quarterly newsletters containing Society news and featuring fascinating articles on British
cheques and banking history. Available by subscription to members of the British Cheque Collectors Society.
(Details from Editor of The Check Collector).
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2858 Country Club PI.
Colorado Springs, CO
80909
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P. 0. Box 262
Pewaukee, WI 53072
228 Paul G. Markison
421 Sonora Drive
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915 Kinnaird Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
662 Bruce Smith
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Cambridge, MA 02138
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18 Ridgefield Drive
Milford, NH 03055
1318 Roger Patterson
870 East Ave., N. E.
Bemidji, MN 56601-4746
1117 Rex W. Estes
1409 Gannon Drive
Sacramento, CA 95825
1311 David Williamson
2213 Eastern Avenue
Covington, KY 41014
631 Raymond E. Whyborn
411 W. Reiman
Seymour, TX 76380-2439
1152 Martin Garfinkle
P. 0. Box 670
Carbondale, CO 81623
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Stony Brook, NY 11790
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Newport, RI 02840
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15001 NE 248th Ave. Rd.
Salt Springs, FL
32134-6000
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Parkway Mall, Box 62509
85 Ellesmere Road
Scarborough, Ontario
Canada MIR 5G8
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P. 0. Box 60
Idaho Springs, CO 80452
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Utica, NY 13502
February 1992
The Check Collector
Number 21
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SECRETARY'S COLUMN
AREAS OF COLLECTING INTEREST :
1 - Checks - General
2 - Checks - U.S.A.
(Region or States
of special interest)
3 - U.S. Gov't. Checks
4 - Misc. Fiscals:
Bank Drafts
Bills of Exchange
Certs, of Deposit
Promissory Notes
Receipts
Warrants
5 - Checks - Great Britain
6 - Checks - Canada
7 - Checks - World
(Region or Countries
of special interest)
0 - Travellers Cheques &
Money Orders
9 - Specimen Checks
10 - Ration Checks
11 - Refund/Rebate Checks
12 - Other:_
14 - Counter & Modern Checks
20 - Vignettes
21 - Autographs
22 - Railroads, Steamboats,
Mining
23 - Banking History
24 - Security Printing &
Printers
25 - Check Protectors &
Cancel Devices
26 - Wells Fargo History
30 - Stock & Bond
Certificates
31 - Revenue Stamped Documents
32 - Emergency Scrip
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28 February 1992
The Check Collector
Number 21
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